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Nevus (medicine)


nevus -->
naevus
<dermatology, tumour> Tumour like but nonneoplastic hamartoma of skin. A vascular naevus is a localised capillary rich area of the skin (strawberry birthmark, sometimes the much more extensive port Wine stain).

A mole benign melanoma) is a pigmented naevus, a cluster of melanocytes containing melanin.


preterite (iou)



preterite adjective & noun. Also *preterit. ME.
[Old & mod. French preterite or Latin praeteritus pa. pple of praeterire go by, pass, formed as PRETER- + ire go: see -ITE2.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to past time; that occurred or existed earlier; past, former. arch. ME.
Grammar. Of a tense or participle: expressing a past action or state. Cf. PAST adjective 3. LME.
b. noun.
Past time, the past. rare. Only in LME.
Grammar. A preterite tense or form. M16.
preteriteness noun M17.